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Optimal Healthcare Contracts: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we investigate the contracts offered by a large healthcare purchaser to health service providers. Contracts are based on the DRG principle that all hospitalizations in a diagnosis group are reimbursed at the same rate. This principle is relaxed in practice, as in several cases, the amount reimbursed within each DRG exhibits ...
Paolo Berta, Gianni De Fraja, Stefano Verzillo   +2 more
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First Detailed Record of Jikradia olitoria (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the Swiss Southern Alps and Evaluation of Its Current Potential as a Vector of 16SrV‐Phytoplasmas

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Jikradia olitoria Say is a Nearctic leafhopper that was recently reported in several European countries. Given its role as the vector of phytoplasmas associated with Grapevine Yellows diseases (GYD) in its native range, its presence in European vineyard agroecosystems could represent an important phytosanitary risk.
Alan Oggier, Christophe Debonneville, Marco Conedera, Attilio Rizzoli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computationally‐Efficient Environmental and Economic Multi‐Objective Optimization of a Methanol Production Process via Surrogate Modeling

Engineering Reports
Process simulation is a powerful tool in the Process Systems Engineering (PSE) field, in particular for optimization tasks. However, the computational times involved in these activities may become prohibitive for complex processes.
Luis Felipe Sánchez, Mattia Vallerio, Flavio Manenti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Cities, Urban Transportation and Air Quality: A Decade of Literature on Italian Largest Cities

Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traffic congestion and its associated negative impacts on economic performance and environmental sustainability, particularly air quality, have long plagued urban centers. This article reviews the technologies and policies adopted by major Italian cities to address these issues, focusing on interventions from 2014 to 2024. Through a keyword co‐
Vittoria Iannuzzi, Matteo Migheli
wiley   +1 more source

Il Geoportale della Lombardia

GEOmedia, 2010
Lombardy Geoportal Region Lombardy is setting up the regional SDI in the INSPIRE perspective, involving both local Public Administrations and the private sector in the process of disseminating and sharing the geographic data and services available in ...
Donata Del Puppo, Marco Panebianco
doaj   +2 more sources

Identifying and Mapping Industrial Districts Through a Spatially Constrained Cluster‐Wise Regression Approach

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 403-428, March 2025.
ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to exploit an innovative spatial econometric approach to map and study the evolving patterns of industrial districts (IDs). The procedure can be classified as a k‐means cluster‐wise regression procedure and is designed to detect homogeneous areas of subcontracting activity.
Jacopo Canello, Francesco Vidoli, Elisa Fusco, Nicoletta Giudice   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how linguistic stereotypes affect hearer perceptions of different speakers’ accents focusing on two Italian regional varieties: one from the South and one from the North. Three studies explored the effects of selective attention, confirmation bias, and cultural context.
Clara Loiacono, Luuk Lagerwerf
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The Heterogeneous Regional Employment Effects of Environmental Policies

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of Environmental Policies—measured by the OECD Environmental Policy Stringency Index (EPS)—on employment in 349 regions across 26 countries from 1990 to 2020. We find that more stringent EPS have short‐term negative effects on regional employment, which disappear in the medium term.
Luca Bettarelli, Davide Furceri, Fabio Mazzola, Pietro Pizzuto, Khatereh Yarveisi   +4 more
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Trust, Crisis, and Delegation: A Comparative Analysis of Public Health Authorities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In times of crisis, maintaining citizens' trust in government is crucial for policy legitimacy. Yet, research on how institutional design shapes trust under crisis conditions remains limited. This study addresses this gap by examining how the delegation of authority and the degree of institutional independence of public health agencies relate ...
Jana Gómez Díaz
wiley   +1 more source